Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Fertility rate, total
Bulgaria
1.81 births per woman
in 2023
El Salvador
1.77 births per woman
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
119th
El Salvador rank
122nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.81 births per woman against 1.77 births per woman in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 5.75 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 4.49 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.38 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.63 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 0.4265 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.0055 births per woman | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- Bulgaria, at 1.81 births per woman against 1.77 births per woman in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release